What kind or brands of vinyl roof protectants are best? Many people have said to stay away from Armourall. It supposedly has a lot of alcohol in it for cleaning, but it dries out the vinyl.
I have been using Meguiars natural shine vinyl and rubber protectant. But is it really that much different than Armourall?
What about leather treatments like saddle soap etc?
Armor All is fine and doesn't dry out vinyl but, like almost all protectants, instead prevents that from happening. Some people say 303 and similar products are better since they apply plasticizer to the vinyl, but I don't know if that's actually an advantage. It helps greatly to keep the car shaded (even a very light cover is beneficial) and put a fuzzy polyester cover over the dashboard (it lasts forever, unlike velvet, which turns to powder and its foam underliner crumbles). Even better is to line the bottom of the cover with white material, such as Tyvek or even cotton that's been washed in laundry detergent (the brighteners in it keep out 98% of the sunlight, compared to about
80-85% for untreated cloth).
======================= You need a specialized vinyl product, not saddle soap.
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